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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Adangme of Ghana

The Adangme of Ghana, numbering approximately 1,015,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Ghana They are an Indigenous people, with Dangme (Adangme) as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Guinean people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Dangme.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Adangme

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Ghana
People Cluster: Guinean
Primary Language(s): Dangme (ada)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,015,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG013250
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Dangme
Language Family: Atlantic-Congo

100%
%
Dangme Speakers

Media Resources in Dangme:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Dangme:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1999 Bible Society of Ghana✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Dangme bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Adangme are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Adangme:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Adangme of Ghana

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.
readIsaiah 30:21

As the lost in this people group seek to know the truth of who God is, pray that the Spirit of God will draw them to Himself and guide them in the way they should go.

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
readEphesians 6:10-11

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will grow strong in His power, putting on the full armor of God, which will enable them to stand against the devil’s lies.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Dangme Across Countries (ROP3 - 102434) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
AdangmePG013250AdangmeGhana1,015,000No Longer UnreachedDangmeEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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